اَناI مَنthe one whom عَلِمتَyou know إِذاwhen دُعيتُI am summoned لِغارَةٍfor a raid
اَنا مَن عَلِمتَ إِذا دُعيتُ لِغارَةٍ
فيin طَعنِpiercing أَكبادٍlivers وَضَربِand striking رِقابِnecks
في طَعنِ أَكبادٍ وَضَربِ رِقابِ
I am the man you know when summoned to a raid,
To pierce livers and strike necks.
وَإِذاand when تَناوَحَتِhowled الشَمالُthe north wind بشَتوَةٍin a winter cold spell
وَإِذا تَناوَحَتِ الشَمالُ بشَتوَةٍ
كَيفَhow اِرتِقابيmy watching for الضَيفَthe guest فيamong أَصحابيmy companions
كَيفَ اِرتِقابي الضَيفَ في أَصحابي
And when the north wind howls in a winter cold spell,
You know how I watch for a guest among my companions.
وَإِذاand when تَنَوَّرَsought firelight طارِقٌa night traveler مُستَنبِحٌcalling to make dogs bark
وَإِذا تَنَوَّرَ طارِقٌ مُستَنبِحٌ
نَبَحَتbarked فَدَلَّتهُand so guided him عَليَّto me كِلابيmy dogs
نَبَحَت فَدَلَّتهُ عَليَّ كِلابي
And when a night traveler seeks firelight, calling for dogs to bark,
My dogs bark and guide him to me.
وَعَوينَand they howled يَستَعجِلنَهُurging him to hurry فَلَقينَهُthen they met him
وَعَوينَ يَستَعجِلنَهُ فَلَقينَهُ
يَضربنَهُthey strike him بِشَراشِرِwith the fringes of الأَذنابِthe tails
يَضربنَهُ بِشَراشِرِ الأَذنابِ
They howl, urging him to hurry, then meet him,
Swatting him with the fringes of their tails,
عِرفانknowing أَنّيthat I سَوفَshall أَضربُI spill عَبطَةًby slaughtering a healthy beast
عِرفان أَنّي سَوفَ أَضربُ عَبطَةً
دَمَthe blood of بَكرةa young she-camel مَعصُوبَةٍtethered أَوor نابِan aged she-camel
دَمَ بَكرة مَعصُوبَةٍ أَو نابِ
Knowing I shall spill, by slaughtering a healthy beast,
The blood of a tethered young she-camel or an aged one.
فَتَكادُso they almost مِنfrom عِرفانknowing ماقَدwhat ... already عُوِّدَتthey have been accustomed to
فَتَكادُ مِن عِرفان ماقَد عُوِّدَت
مِنfrom ذاكَthat أَنto يَفضَحنَthey disgrace [me] بالتَرحابِwith welcoming
مِن ذاكَ أَن يَفضَحنَ بالتَرحابِ
So they almost—knowing what they have grown used to
From that—put me to shame with their welcome.
Sol 6.1